Appendix I
January 2014
Arthur A. Krawetz
1010 Isabella Street
Evanston, Illinois
U.S. Citizen
Born-Chicago, Illinois, 30 October, 1932
Accreditation and Certification:
Chartered Scientist, Csci (Royal Society of Chemistry,
London, England)
Chartered Chemist, FRSC (Royal Society of Chemistry,
London, England)
Education Background:
Northwestern University, B.S., 1952
Chemistry Major, Physics and Mathematics Minor
University of Chicago, M.S., 1953
Physical Chemistry Major
University of Chicago, PhD, 1955
Physical Chemistry Major
Academic Honors:
Phi Beta Kappa
Sigma Xi
Phi Lambda Upsilon
Pi Mu Epsilon
Other Honors:
ASTM Committee D-2 on
Petroleum Products and
Lubricants - Award of Appreciation
December 1991
Work History:
First Lt., USAF (MSC), January 1956 to December 1958
Stationed at Aeronautical Research Laboratory,
Wright Air Development Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
as Project Engineer (Radiation Damage Research)
Captain, USAFR (MSC), January 1959 to September 1972
Phoenix Chemical Laboratory, Inc., 3953 W. Shakespeare Ave.,
Chicago, Illinois
Vice President:
December 1950 to December 1973
Technical Director:
December 1958 to date
President:
January 1974 to date
Publications and Scientific Papers:
A Raman Spectral Study of Equilibria in Solutions of Strong
Electrolytes. A. A. Krawetz (Doctoral Thesis University of
Chicago, 1955).
Ionization of Nitric Acid in Aqueous Solution.
T. F. Young and A. A. Krawetz (Abstracts National Meeting of
American Chemical Society, Miami, Florida, April 1957).
Thermal Effects of the Interaction between Ions of Like Charge.
T. F. Young, Y. C. Wu and A. A. Krawetz. Discussions of the Faraday
Society, No. 24, (1957).
Stabilization and Purification of Nitric Acid by Ozonization.
A. A. Krawetz and T. F. Young, Ind. and Eng. Chem. 51, 299 (1959).
Determination of Vapor Pressure by Differential Thermal Analysis,
A. A. Krawetz and T. Tovrog, Rev. of Scientific Instruments, 33,
1465 (1962).
A Viscometer for Vulnerable Fluids, T. Tovrog and A. A.
Rev. of Scientific Instruments, 36, 1261 (1965).
Krawetz,
Differential Thermal Analysis for the Determination of the Relative
Thermal Stability of Lubricants. A. A. Krawetz and T. Tovrog,
Ind. Eng. Chem. Fundamentals, 5, 191 (1966).
Field Evaluation of Compressor Lubricant Acidity. E. Jones, A. A.
Krawetz, T. Tovrog and E. E. Thompson, ASHRAE Journal 8, 54, (1966).
Improved Viscometer for Vulnerable Fluids, T. Tovrog and A.A.Krawetz,
Rev. of Scientific Instruments, 41, 478 (1970).
The Calibration of Log Converters for Use With Spectrophotometric
Systems, A. A. Krawetz, Rev. of Scientific Instruments, 41,
1986 (1970).
Demountable Gallery Infrared Cell for Soft Semi-Solids, T. Tovrog
and A. A. Krawetz, Rev. of Scientific Instruments, 43, 564 (1972).
Determination of the Flammability Characteristics of Aerospace
Hydraulic Fluids, C. E. Snyder, Jr., A. A. Krawetz and T. Tovrog
(Program of 1980 Annual Meeting of American Society of Lubrication
Engineers, Anaheim, CA).
Estimating the Solubility of Gases in Petroleum and Synthetic
Lubricants, Alan Beerbower, ASLE Trans 23, No. 4, 1980. Discussion
by A. A. Krawetz.
Determination of the Flammability Characteristics of Aerospace
Hydraulic Fluids, Carl E. Snyder, Jr., Arthur A. Krawetz and
Theodore Tovrog, Lubricating Engineering, 37, 705-714 (1981).
Dynamic Oxygen Absorption of Model Silahydrocarbon Fluids at
Elevated Temperatures, L. J. Gschwender, C. E. Snyder, G. J. Chen
and A. A. Krawetz, (Program of 1988 Annual Meeting of the Society
of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers, Cleveland, Ohio, May 1988).
Resistance Thermometry, A. A. Krawetz, ASTM Standardization News, 16,
No. 10, 12-13, (1988).
Dynamic Oxygen Absorption of Model Silahydrocarbon Fluids at Elevated
Temperatures, Lois J. Gschwender, Carl E. Snyder, Jr., Arthur A.
Krawetz, Theodore Tovrog, Gregory J. Musil and Grace L. Chen,
Lubrication Engineering 46, No. 2, 97-103 (1990).
Research Reports:
A. A. Krawetz, et al, Technical Documentary Report Index No.
S-R007-08-05, The Evaluation of Pigmented Pre-Gelling Rust Preventive
Coatings for Ships Ballast Tanks, U. S. Navy, Bureau of Ships Contract
No. NObs-78553, January 1961.
A. A. Krawetz, et al, Technical Documentary Report ASD-TDR-63-220,
Physical and Chemical Properties of Lubricants, Air Force Materials
*p 27,52*Laboratory, Research and Technology Division, Air Force Systems
Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, March 1963.
A. A. Krawetz, et al, Technical Documentary Report ML-TDR-64-27,
Physical and Chemical Properties of Lubricants, Air Force Materials
*p 27,52*Laboratory, Research and Technology Division, Air Force Systems
Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, March 1964.
A. A. Krawetz, et al, Technical Documentary Report AFML-TR-65-76,
Physical and Chemical Properties of Lubricants, Air Force Materials
Laboratory, Research and Technology Division, Air Force Systems
Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, March 1965.
A. A. Krawetz, et al, Technical Documentary Report AFML-TR-66-27,
Physical and Chemical Properties of Lubricants, Air Force Materials
Laboratory, Research and Technology Division, Air Force Systems
Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, February 1966.
A. A. Krawetz, et al, Technical Documentary Report AFML-TR-67-133,
Part I, Physical and Chemical Properties of Fluids, Lubricants and
Related Materials, Air Force Materials Laboratory, Directorate of
Laboratories, Air Force Systems Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force
Base, Ohio, March 1967.
A. A. Krawetz, et al, Technical Documentary Report AFML-TR-67-133,
Part II, Physical and Chemical Properties of Fluids, Lubricants and
Related Materials, Air Force Materials Laboratory, Directorate of
Laboratories, Air Force Systems Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force
Base, Ohio, March 1968.
A. A. Krawetz, et al Technical Documentary Report AFML-TR-67-133,
Part III, Physical and Chemical Properties of Fluids, Lubricants and
Related Materials, Air Force Materials Laboratory, Research and
Technology Division, Air Force Systems Command, Wright-Patterson Air
Force Base, Ohio, June 1969.
A. A. Krawetz, et al, Technical Documentary Report AFML-TR-70-69,
Part I, Chemical and Physical Properties of Lubricants, Hydraulic
Fluids and Related Materials, Fluids and Lubricant Materials Branch,
MANL, Non-metallic Materials Division, Air Force Materials
Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, April 1970.
A. A. Krawetz, et al, Technical Report AFML-TR-70-69, Part II,
Chemical and Physical Properties of Lubricants, Hydraulic Fluids and
Related Materials, Air Force Materials Laboratory, Air Force Systems
Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, July 1971.
A. A. Krawetz, et al, Technical Report AFML-TR-70-69, Part III,
Chemical and Physical Properties of Lubricants, Hydraulic Fluids and
Related Materials, Air Force Materials Laboratory, Air Force Systems
Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, August 1973.
A. A. Krawetz, et al, Technical Report AFML-TR-76-166, Chemical and
Physical Properties of Lubricants and Hydraulic Fluids, Air Force
Materials Laboratory, Air Force Systems Command, Wright-Patterson
Air Force Base, Ohio, March 1976.
A. A. Krawetz and Pricha Klinsuttho, Aeronautical Analytical Rework
Program, Final Report, Field Determination of the Acidity of
MIL-L-23699 Lubricating Oil, Analytical Rework/Service Life Project
Office, Naval Air Development Center, Warminster, PA , February 1978.
A. A. Krawetz and Pricha Klinsuttho, Aeronautical Analytical Rework
Program, Final Report Prototype Kit for Field Determination of the
Acidity of MIL-L-23699 Lubricating Oil, Analytical Rework/Service Life
Project Office, Naval Air Development Center, Warminster, PA, May 1978.
A. A. Krawetz and Theodore Tovrog, Technical Report AFML-TR-79-4145,
Chemical and Physical Properties of Lubricants and Hydraulic Fluids,
Air Force Materials Laboratory, Air Force Wright Aeronautical
Laboratories, Air Force Systems Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force
Base, Ohio, July 1979.
A. A. Krawetz et al, Technical Report AFWAL-TR-81-4106,
Thermochemical Behavior of Greases and Fluids, Air Force Materials
Laboratory, Air Force Wright Aeronautical Laboratories, Air Force
Systems Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, October 1981.
A. A. Krawetz, et al, Technical Report AFML-TR-85-4078 Volume I,
Thermochemical Behavior of Greases and Fluids, Air Force Materials
Laboratory, Air Force Wright Aeronautical Laboratories, Air Force
Systems Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, June 1985.
A. A. Krawetz, et al, Technical Report AFML-TR-85-4078, Volume II,
Thermochemical Behavior of Greases and Fluids, Air Force Materials
Laboratory, Air Force Wright Aeronautical Laboratories, Air Force
Systems Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, June 1985.
A. A. Krawetz, et al, Technical Report AFWAL-TR-88-4003, Volume I,
Thermochemical Behavior of Fluids, Lubricants and Related Materials,
Materials Laboratory, Air Force Wright Aeronautical Laboratories,
Air Force Systems Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio,
March 1988.
A. A. Krawetz, et al, Technical Report AFWAL-TR-88-4003, Volume II,
Thermochemical Behavior of Fluids, Lubricants and Related Materials,
Materials Laboratory, Air Force Wright Aeronautical Laboratories,
Air Force Systems Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio,
March 1988.
A. A. Krawetz, Manual for Operation of Oxygen Absorption Apparatus.
Air Force Systems Command (ASD), Wright Laboratory (WL/MLBT),
Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, September 30, 1991.
A. A. Krawetz, Technical Report AFWL-TR-92-4005, Volume I,
Thermochemical and Physical Behavior of Lubricants and Hydraulic
Fluids, Air Force Systems Command (ASD), Wright Laboratory (ML/MLBT),
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, March 1992.
A. A. Krawetz, Technical Report AFWL-TR-92-4020, Volume II,
Thermochemical and Physical Behavior of Lubricants and Hydraulic
Fluids, Air Force Systems Command (ASD), Wright Laboratory (ML/MLBT),
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, May 1992.
A. A. Krawetz, Technical Report WL-TR-95-4100, Thermochemical and
Physical Properties of Fluids, Lubricants and Related Materials,
Volume 1, Bulk Modulus and Pressure Viscosity, July 1995.
A. A. Krawetz, Technical Report WL-TR-96-4089, Thermochemical and
Physical Properties of Fluids, Lubricants and Related Materials,
Volume 2, Oxygen Absorption by Liquids, January , 1996.
A.A. Krawetz, Technical Report WL-TR-96-4090, Thermochemical and
Physical Properties of Fluids, Lubricants and Related Materials,
Volume 3, Improved Corrosion Rate Evaluation Procedure; Chemical
and Physical Properties of Lubricants and Hydraulic Fluids,
May, 1996.
A. A. Krawetz, Technical Report WL-TR-1996-4110,
Thermochemical and Physical Properties of Fluids, Lubricants and
Related Materials, Volume 4, Real-Time Friction and Wear Studies,
August, 1996.
A. A. Krawetz, et al, Report of Investigation – Solvent Cleaning
Project, Univ. of Dayton Research Institute, Sub-Contract
RSC 00024, Prime Contract F33615-96-D-5052, January 2001.
A. A. Krawetz and Pricha Klinsuttho – B2 Hydraulic Fluid
Flammability Study – B2 Hydraulic Fluid Flammability Study,
Universal Technologies Corp., Delivery Order, Sub-Contract
00-5442-025-C1, Prime Contract F33615-97-D-5009, March 2002.
A.A. Krawetz, Technical Report Thermochemical and Physical
Properties of Fluids, Lubricants and Related Materials, Volume 1,
Improved Corrosion Rate Evaluation Procedure, August 2002.
A.A. Krawetz, Technical Report Thermochemical and Physical
Properties of Fluids, Lubricants and Related Materials, Volume 2,
Part 1, Chemical and Physical properties of Lubricants and
Hydraulic Fluids, November 2002.
A.A. Krawetz, Technical Report Thermochemical and Physical Properties of
Fluids, Lubricants and Related Materials, Volume 1, Part 1, Improved
Corrosion Rate Evaluation Procedure: Automatic CREP System for Corrosion
Rate Evaluation Procedure. July 2008.
A.A. Krawetz, Technical Report Thermochemical and Physical Properties of
Fluids, Lubricants and Related Materials, Volume 1, Part 2, Chemical and
Physical Properties of Lubricants and Hydraulic Fluids. October 2008.
A.A. Krawetz, et al, Development of Improved Test Methods for
Measuring the Thermochemical and Thermophysical Properties of
Coolants. May 2011
Patents:
2,835,477 - Temperature Control Apparatus and Method
3,434,338 - Viscometer
3,5l0,260 - Method for Determining Acid Content of Oil Sample
3,559,463 - Viscometers
4,758,408 - Automatic Oxygen Measuring System
5,383,352 - Method for the Determination of Bulk Modulus
and Pressure Viscosity as a Function of Pressure.
6,279,335 – Determination of Isothermal Secant and Tangent
Bulk Modulus.
Patents Applied For:
Method for the Rapid Determination of Corrosion Rates.
Method for the Determination of Real-Time Wear Rates.
Registered Copyrights For Software
TXu 783-424 - Multi Sensor Interface - Tribology Graphics
TXu 792-768 - Multi Sensor Interface - Tribology Data
Acquisition
TXu 792-717 - PGRAPH (an FTIR graphics program)
Professional Societies:
American Chemical Society
American Institute of Chemists (Life Fellow)
The Royal Society of Chemistry (Fellow), Chartered Chemist
American Society for Testing and Materials:
Chairman, Sub-Committee 11,Engineering Sciences(1966-2010);
Member Sub-Committee N-6,Fire Resistance(Chairman 1974-1984); Member,
Coordinating Sub-Committee CS91G,Task Force on Precautionary Statements
for Hazardous Materials and Laboratory Operations (Chairman 1976-1984);
Member, Sub-Committee 9-D, Oxidation (Chairman 1974-1981). Member,
Committee on Standards Task Force on Precautionary Statements; SubCommittee 11 representative to CS91G Task Force on Precautionary
Statements for Hazardous Materials and Laboratory Operations.
Member, Sub-Committees: E(Fuels), G(Grease), L(Lubricants), N(Hydraulic
Fluids) and 9(Oxidation). Member, Committee E-36, (Laboratory
Accreditation) and Committee F-7, (Aerospace Materials).
Instrument Society of America
Air Pollution Control Association
Society for Applied Spectroscopy
Chicago Gas Chromatograph Discussion Group
Society of Automotive Engineers
The Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers
(formerly American Society of Lubrication Engineers)
National Lubricating Grease Institute
The Coblentz Society
National Fire Protection Association
Member - Committee on Classification and Properties of
Hazardous Chemicals (formerly Committee on Classification
and Properties of Flammable Liquids).
Member – NFPA Physical and Chemical Data Consistency
Advisory Committee.
International Association of Stability and Handling of Liquid Fuels